Which of the following contributed most to the emergence of Russia as an expanding Eurasian power in the period between 1450 and 1750?

Responses

Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe

Its absorption of traditions and technology from the Byzantine Empire and western Europe

Its success in creating alliances with European powers to expel Turkish invaders from the south

Its success in creating alliances with European powers to expel Turkish invaders from the south

The eradication of Islam from Central Asia

The eradication of Islam from Central Asia

The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia

The fall of the kingdoms of Poland and Prussia

The use of its strong navy to acquire colonial holdings worldwide